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The Pub Landlord v Nigel Farage: The Battle For South Thanet. The Pub Landlord (Al Murray). Copyright: Liberty Bell

Channel Dave to broadcast The Pub Landlord's election battle

Thursday 16th April 2015

Channel Dave is to broadcast Dave's Election Night Special, a one-off documentary following Al Murray campaigning in the General Election as The Pub Landlord.

Zig And Zag. Copyright: JAM Media

Zig and Zag to return in animated CBBC series

Wednesday 15th April 2015

CBBC has ordered a 26-part animated sitcom series focused around former Big Breakfast characters Zig and Zag.

Rev.. Image shows from L to R: Alex Smallbone (Olivia Colman), Rev Adam Smallbone (Tom Hollander). Copyright: Big Talk Productions

BAFTA TV Awards 2015 comedy nominations

Wednesday 8th April 2015

The shortlists for the 2015 BAFTA Television Awards have been announced. Detectorists, Harry & Paul, Moone Boy and The Wrong Mans are amongst the comedy nominees.

Ballot Monkeys. Image shows from L to R: Jack Pardew (Trevor Cooper), Kate Standen (Sarah Hadland), Kevin Sturridge (Ben Miller), Siobhan Hope (Hattie Morahan). Copyright: Hat Trick Productions

Channel 4 to broadcast topical political sitcom Ballot Monkeys

Wednesday 8th April 2015

Channel 4 has announced Ballot Monkeys, a political sitcom from the team behind Drop The Dead Donkey which will be filmed close to transmission for topicality.

Blake Harrison. Copyright: Alan Peebles / BBC

Blake Harrison takes the lead role in E4 comedy drama Tripped

Tuesday 7th April 2015

E4 has announced that The Inbetweeners star Blake Harrison will take the lead role in Tripped, a comedy drama series set in parallel universes.

E4 Robot

E4 orders new comedy drama Aliens

Tuesday 7th April 2015

E4 has ordered Aliens, a comedy drama about a group of extra-terrestrials forced to live in a segregated community on Earth.

Sue Perkins

Sue Perkins to film BBC panel show pilot Insert Name Here

Friday 3rd April 2015

Sue Perkins will host the pilot episode of Insert Name Here, a comedy panel show for BBC Two about people who share the same name.

David Mitchell

David Mitchell to star as Shakespeare in new BBC sitcom

Thursday 2nd April 2015

David Mitchell has signed up to play William Shakespeare in Upstart Crow, a sitcom pilot for BBC Two overseen by Ben Elton.

Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled. Alan Davies. Copyright: Phil McIntyre Entertainment

Alan Davies returns with As Yet Untitled Series 3

Thursday 2nd April 2015

Unscripted chat format Alan Davies As Yet Untitled is to return to Dave for a third series.

The Interviews. Image shows from L to R: Ronnie Corbett, Ronnie Barker. Copyright: North One Television

Gold to profile comedians in new series 'The Interviews'

Wednesday 1st April 2015

Kenneth Williams, The Two Ronnies, Les Dawson, Spike Milligan, Peter Cook and Dudley Moore are amongst the comedians profiled in new Gold series The Interviews.

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